96-100 Parker: "Another brilliant effort from Gerard Perse, this great vineyard (now just over 90 acres in size with the average age of the vines 45 years) was cropped at 28 hectoliters per hectare. It obviously missed all the damaging hail in mid-May of 2009, and was harvested between October 5 and 15. Everything here is done with extraordinary gentleness and precision. The result is a powerful, full-bodied, remarkably intense wine that is black/purple in color. It will require considerable patience, much like 2000 and 2005. It displays enormous creme de cassis and boysenberry fruit with some cherries, spice box, and crushed rock in the background. It is intense, with loads of minerality, huge extraction, massive power, yet again, the vintage character seems to have given it a freshness and vibrancy despite the wine's obvious viscosity. The minimum patience required is at least a decade, as this is another 40-year wine from Gerard Perse. (Tasted five times.)"
94-97 Winespectator: "Blackberry, black cherry, licorice and mineral. Full-bodied, with a big core of velvety tannins and rich fruit. Full throttle, and all there. Really massive. Blockbuster and more. Could be a tad overdone. But we will see in bottle."
19 Weinwisser: "70 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon, Ertrag: 28 hl/ha. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Unerhört dichtes, kleinbeeriges Maul- und Preiselbeerbouquet, darin Amarenakirschen, ein Hauch Kaffee und parfümierte frische Kräuternoten. Am Gaumen sehr konzentriert, fette, reife, schon recht runde Tannine. Ein massiver Pavie mit viel Charakter, der mindestens 10 Jahre brauchen wird, um überhaupt einen Teil dessen zu zeigen, was wirklich in ihm steckt. 2020-2055"
18 Jancis Robinson: "Drink 2018-2032; Blackish crimson. Minerals and lively and FRESH!! Juicy and gouleyant and eye-catching but with sufficient juice and not too dry on the end. Really tastes as though it comes from an interesting slope. Sun dried but not to excess. (This note was written when I tasted it blind while the other, made later that same day, was written at the property tasting sighted.)"
Auszeichnungen: |  96-100WS: 94-97 WW: 19 JR: 18 |
Farbe: | Rotwein |
Lagerung: | -2030+ |
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